Thursday, August 27, 2009

Stimulus money sought for fiber optic project

Work on the countywide fiber optic project could begin this fall, but before that happens, those working on the project have to figure out how to pay for it.

OneCommunity, the Cleveland-based nonprofit that has been working on the project since December, will apply for federal stimulus money to pay for up to $1.9 million of the $8.3 million project. The rest of the money likely will come from bonds, those associated with the project say...